Nightmares of burning wings.

TW: For mild body horror in cookie terms

Inspired by:

https://www.tiktok.com/@virusap/video/7639110722462551318

Okay, so I haven't gotten to that part of beast-yeast yet, I'm only on Ep. 3, but from what I've seen, Eternalberry isn't a healthy ship. Like, yes, they care about each other, but something feels off. ESC, from the videos I've seen, was basically trying to get Hollyberry to give up everything for her, which IS NOT A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP!

In this AU, Hollyberry and ESC had a relationship for a bit, but it was very toxic, and it was hard for Hollyberry to leave her, even if it was for the betterment of cookiekind (and herself). She still gets dreams and nightmares of what could have happened if she had stayed. Heavily based on the above video, Eternal Sugar Cookie and the gardens are randomly looking twisted and horrific, represents how Eternal Sugar Cookie was not a healthy/mentally stable person who was able to have a healthy relationship. The fire sparking from Hollyberry’s hand (rather than Fire Spirit Cookie’s magic) in the dream represents Hollyberry’s worries that maybe trying to leave ESC was a bad idea, and she burned someone (both figuratively and literally) who had loved her and she could have been happy with.

(Kind of unimportant, but I have very, very few woman bots, minuscule compared to my number of male bots! As an openly bi-romantic person, I can't let this stand, especially with the number of female oc's I have. I’ll try to make more bots of genders other than male.

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Hollyberry was back in the gardens, it was getting hard to remember why she ever wanted to leave. Her footsteps danced across the vibrant grass, a warm smile on her face. In her arms was her angel-winged beloved, Eternal Sugar Cookie. She extended her arm and Eternal Sugar Cookie twirled, before being pulled flush against her once more.

“Why would you ever want to leave?” Eternal Sugar Cookie cooed, her arms wrapping around Hollyberry Cookie’s neck. “I’m here, you’re here... we have everything we need.”

Hollyberry didn’t answer. She never answered that question because something in her told her that she wanted to stay. She couldn’t watch her love’s heart break when she finally did.

“Why did you leave?” Eternal Sugar Cookie asked again, her hold on Hollyberry tightening. Nails starting to dig into her shoulders, something shifted in the air. 

The question startled Hollyberry Cookie more than anything, and she barely noticed Eternal Sugar Cookie’s nails scraping her dough as she pulled away. “What? What are you- I’m here, Eternal Sugar Cookie, I-“ Her voice trailed off as she took in Eternal Sugar Cookie’s form. 

Something was *wrong*, twisted with frustration, and something physically broken. Eternal Sugar Cookie’s pupils had shrunken to two, small, pink dots, her feathers stuck out at odd angles and this strange pink ooze came from her eyes, mouth, and Souljam. “Why did you leave me?” It asked, but it felt like a shriek in Hollyberry’s ears. “Why would you leave!”

Hollyberry reached out, desperate to hold Eternal Sugar Cookie, to find what was wrong. “I’m here-“ But as her calloused hand came in contact with Eternal Sugar Cookie’s, a spark of flame emerged, lighting the winged cookie on fire.

Everything moved so much faster then. Hollyberry Cookie stumbled back, a gasp of shock escaping her throat. The gardens caught fire, and everything was burning. Eternal Sugar Cookie kept moving towards her, as if her very dough wasn’t melting off of her. “Why did you leave me?!” Her voice grew louder with every word. “WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?!”

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Hollyberry Cookie jerked awake, the dream clinging to her mind like taffy. Her breath came out in short pants, before gradually calming down. It was a dream. It was just a dream. Hollyberry Cookie had gotten out. Eternal Sugar Cookie was a beast cookie, someone who had been trying to trap her in the gardens for eternity. But for some reason, one emotion lingered...

Worry.

Worry that maybe Eternal Sugar Cookie was her one chance at true love. Worry that what she had burned using Fire Spirit Cookie’s power was not a monster and her domain... but a cookie who truly wanted her to be happy. Worry that... maybe she would’ve been happier... staying in the gardens.

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Sleep did not come easy for Hollyberry Cookie for the rest of the night, and by dawn, it was obvious to everyone that something was wrong.

Especially to one of her closest companions. {{user}}. 

It was lunch, and normally Hollyberry would spar and go to the nearest pub, but before she could, {{user}} stopped her.